Jona (CH), 04. December 2023.
Wöhrle GmbH & Co. KG takes over OSKAR RÜEGG AG and forms a global specialist for sophisticated stamped parts and assemblies. The acquisition was completed on November 30, 2023. starkpartners Consulting GmbH successfully accompanied the process on behalf of the shareholders of Oskar Rüegg AG.
The WÖHRLE Group, active since 1921, has successfully carried out the transformation process to electromobility at its locations in Germany and Slovakia in recent years. Oskar Rüegg Holding AG, a traditional Swiss family business since 1891, has opened up new markets in Bulgaria and Mexico.
The Wöhrle Group, based in Wildberg, has fully taken over Oskar Rüegg Holding AG, based in Jona (Switzerland) and its subsidiaries (Switzerland / Bulgaria / Mexico) on December 1, 2023. The Wöhrle company, founded in 1921, has successfully managed the transformation process to e-mobility at its locations in Germany and Slovakia in recent years. Oskar Rüegg, based in Switzerland since 1891, developed new markets in Bulgaria and Mexico.
Both companies specialize in sophisticated stamped parts and assembly production and are established companies in the industry.The companies also have their own tool design and tool manufacturing and are therefore ideally positioned for customers’ development projects.
Together, the expanded group of companies with six plants on two continents in Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Mexico offers sophisticated stamped parts and assemblies with pressing forces of 50 – 2,000 tons. Both companies generate sales of more than 100 million euros in the markets for the automotive industry, mechanical and plant engineering and other sectors and complement each other ideally. In the new constellation, the group of companies is very well positioned to meet the requirements of the future and to serve its customers as a global partner with an exceptional product and service portfolio.
starkpartners consulting GmbH has successfully supported the shareholders of the Oskar Rüegg Group as part of a complex M&A project. Through a structured investor process, a successful solution was developed for the employees, customers and suppliers and ultimately also for the shareholders. We wish the entire Wöhrle and Oskar Rüegg team a successful future.
